To request more information about YEP, please contact our Director of Lifelong Learning, Rabbi Howard Rosenbaum, at 860-233-8215 x2330 or hrosenbaum@cbict.org.
Every family receives a spiritually rich, relevant, and engaging experience, fostering positive Jewish identity formation. We incorporate both traditional and non-traditional learning and teaching styles to best meet the needs of our individual students and families on their Jewish journeys.
Our mission is to serve the lifelong spiritual and educational needs of our congregants within a welcoming and caring contemporary Reform Jewish community. YEP builds strong Jewish community, families, and individual identities through engagement with Torah, God, and Israel.
1. Create an awareness of Jewish history, holidays, festivals, and lifecycle events.
2. Create familiarity with Torah and Mishkan T’Filah (the Reform Judaism prayer book), Hebrew, and Jewish music in order to provide students with familiarity and comfort in any Reform synagogue.
3. Encourage thoughtful spiritual awareness in an open and safe environment.
4. Create understanding of the concepts of Covenant, mitzvot, tzedakah, and tikkun olam in our community.
5. Develop a spirit of K'lal Yisrael (Peoplehood) and strengthen the connection to Israel, its history and its people.
6. Provide necessary tools for Jewish living to complement in-home Jewish learning.
7. Maintain our commitment to the professional development of our staff to be current with educational teaching techniques, tools and technologies.
Aleinu
Al Shlosha D'varim
Torah Blessing (Before Reading)
Torah Blessing (After Reading)
Sh'ma and V'ahavta
Mi Chamochah
K'dusha (Saturday Morning)
Havdalah
HaTikvah
Haftarah Blessing (Before Reading)
Avot V'imahot
G'vurot
Chatzi Kaddish
Chanukah Blessings
Birkat Hamazon
Level 30 - Havdalah
Level 31 - Kiddush
Level 32 - Yotzer Or
Level 33 - Ma'ariv Aravim
Level 34 - Oseh Shalom
Level 35 - Avot : Imahot
Level 36 - G'vurot
Level 38 - Sh'ma and V'ahavta
Level 39 - Mi Chamochah
Level 40 - Chatzi Kaddish
Level 42A - Torah Blessing (Before Reading)
Level 42B - Torah Blessing (After Reading)
Level 43A - Haftarah Blessing (Before Reading)
Level 43B - Haftarah Blessing (After Reading)
Level 44 - HaTikvah
Level 45 - Al Shlosha Devarim
Level 46 - Hashkivenu
Level 47 - Nissim B'chol Yom
Level 48 - Birkat Hamazon
Level 49 - Shalom Rav
Level 50 - K'dusha
Level 51 - Aleinu
Level 19
Level 20
Level 21
Level 22
Level 23
Level 24
Level 25
Level 26
Level 27
Level 28
Level 29
Level 41
Shalom 6
Shalom 8
Shalom 13
Shalom 17
Shalom 19
Shalom 21
Shalom 25
Shalom 27
Shalom 32
Shalom 34
Shalom 39
Shalom 41
Shalom 45
Shalom 47
Shalom 53
Shalom 57
Shalom 62
Shalom 67
Shalom 72
Shalom 76
Shalom 82
Shalom 87
Shalom 91
Shalom 93
Shalom 98
Shalom 100
Shalom 104
Shalom 107
Shalom 109
Shalom 111
Shalom 115
Shalom 120
Shalom 122
Shalom 126
Shalom 128
Shalom 133
Shalom 137
Shalom 139
Shalom 144
Shalom 148-149
Shalom 150-151
Shalom 152
Shalom 153
Shalom 154
Shalom 155
Shalom 156
Shalom 157
Shalom 158
Hineni 10
Hineni 11
Hineni 13
Hineni 14
Hineni 18
Hineni 23
Hineni 27
Hineni 33
Hineni 34
Hineni 36
Hineni 41
Hineni 42
Hineni 50
Hineni 59
Hineni 65
Hineni 66
Hineni 69
Hineni 75
Hineni 77
Hineni 78-83
Hineni 85
Hineni 86
Hineni 90
Hineni 95
Level 26 V'Ahavta - Reading (Antonoff)
Level 26 V'Ahavta - Chanting (Paskin)
Level 26 V'Ahavta - Chanting (Antonoff)
Level 27 Mi Chamocha - Reading (Antonoff)
Level 28-29 Chanukah Blessings - Reading (Antonoff)
Level 28-29 Chanukah Blessings - Chanting (Antonoff)
Level 30 Havdalah - Chanting (Shamash)
Level 31 Kiddush - Chanting (Shamash)
Level 31 Kiddush - Chanting with transliteration (Zaches)
Level 32 Yotzer - Reading (Emanu-El – Learner’s Speed)
Level 32 Yotzer - Reading (Moskowitz)
Level 33 Maariv Aravim - Reading (Elizabeth)
Level 33 Maariv Aravim - Reading (Emanu-El – Learner’s Speed)
Level 34 Oseh Shalom - Singing (Antonoff)
Level 35 Avot - Chanting (Antonoff)
Level 35 Avot - Chanting - Super slow (Antonoff)
Level 35 Avot - Chanting (Lutz)
Level 35 Avot - Chanting with transliteration (Zaches)
Level 36 G’vurot - Chanting with transliteration (Zaches)
Level 36 G’vurot - Chanting (Antonoff)
Level 36 G’vurot - Chanting – Super Slow (Antonoff)
Level 37 Barchu - Singing with transliteration (Zaches)
Level 37 Barchu - Reading (Antonoff)
Level 37 Barchu - Chanting (Antonoff)
Level 37 Barchu - Singing (Noah Aronson tune)
Level 38 Shema - Chanting (Zaches)
Level 38 V’Ahavta - Chanting w/ Transliteration (Zaches)
Level 38 V’Ahavta - Reading (Antonoff)
Level 38 V’Ahavta - Chanting Transliteration (Paskin)
Level 39 Mi Chamocha – See Level 27
Level 40 Kaddish - Reading (Zaches)
Level 40 Kaddish - Reading (Shamash)
Level 40 Kaddish - Reading (BimBam)
Level 41 Tallit Blessing - Reading (Zaches)
Level 41 Tallit Blessing - Reading (Shamash)
Level 42 Birchot HaTorah (Torah Blessings) - Chanting (Shamash)
Level 42 Birchot HaTorah (Torah Blessings) - Before Reading of the Torah only - Chanting (Zaches)
Level 42 Birchot HaTorah (Torah Blessings) - After Reading of the Torah only - Chanting (Zaches)
Level 43 Birchot HaHaftarah (Haftarah Blessings) - Before Reading Haftarah only - Chanting (Zaches)
Level 43 Birchot HaHaftarah (Haftarah Blessings) - After Reading Haftarah only - Chanting (Zaches)
Level 43 Birchot HaHaftarah (Haftarah Blessings) - After Reading Haftarah only - Reading (Antonoff)
Level 44 Hatikvah - Chanting w/ Transliteration (Markowicz)
Level 45 Al Shlosha Devarim
Level 46 Hashkiveinu - Singing (Craig Taubman)
Level 46 Hashkiveinu - Singing (Dan Nichols)
Level 47 Nisim B’chol Yom - Chanting (Atlanta)
Level 47 Nisim B’chol Yom - Chanting (Dayton)
Level 48 Birkat Hamazon - Chanting (Chazzan Hillel)
Level 48 Birkat Hamazon - Chanting (Paskin)
Level 49 Shalom Rav - Reading (Moskowitz)
Level 49 Shalom Rav - Singing (Kol B’Seder)
Level 50 K’dushah - Chanting (Shaare Emeth)
Starting at ages 3-4, we begin to plant the seeds of a joyful Jewish life. Students learn about Jewish holidays through songs, games, and crafts. We teach through stories, art projects, music, dance, and fun, building a community of young children and families.
Children join together outside of our YEP programs for a variety of programs, including creative activities like playing a life size Candy Land game or art with nature.
Students study the Hebrew alphabet, quickly learning to decode basic Hebrew vocabulary. As they progress, they practice fluency in reading, translating basic prayer vocabulary, and using Modern Hebrew vocabulary. Each level reinforces our students’ prayer literacy, building comfort at Shabbat and holiday services.
Our experiential Judaic studies courses include themes such as Jewish values, Israel, Jewish history, Torah, and Jewish arts and music. These classes engage students in Jewish life.
Our 10th grade program gives students an opportunity to engage with our clergy relevant Jewish issues and questions. A highlight of Confirmation is participation in the L’Taken Seminar at the Religious Action Center, the legislative advocacy arm of the Union for Reform Judaism in Washington, DC. Students learn about Jewish perspectives on contemporary U.S. policy issues and meet with Connecticut congressional representatives to advocate a position. At the end of the year, the Confirmation class leads a service including individual speeches about their personal connections to Judaism.
CBI partners with JTConnect, Greater Hartford's premier Jewish teen education organization, to offer programming for 8th-12th grades on Sunday mornings. Teens explore Jewish topics of interest to them and take part in social justice learning projects.
Register here for JTConnect at CBI.
Regular Family Education programs provide a venue for children and parents to learn together with our clergy. These programs may incorporate music, art, drama, and text.
